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Taiwo Explains His Role In Aguero’s last-minute Goal vs QPR

By Daily Sports on April 26, 2020

Former QPR defender Taye Taiwo claimed Sergio Aguero’s close control allowed the Manchester City star to beat him, after watching the final match of the 2011-12 Premier League season ‘maybe more than a hundred times’.

QPR were on the verge of avoiding relegation with a 2-1 lead until Edin Dzeko and Aguero’s last-minute goals turned the game around for Man City to win the league title.

Taiwo has been widely criticised for his defensive role in the build-up to the match-winning goal and he has now explained how Aguero left him without any options.

“I have watched the full game many times, maybe more than a hundred times,” he told ESPN.

“If you watch the video, I committed to the right side. Mario Balotelli was there, and the ball hit him; he managed to get it to at Aguero’s feet.

“So when [Aguerro] controlled the ball, I didn’t have any options. If I stand in front of him one vs. one, I know he won’t go on the weaker side.

“So I just tried to stretch my leg and block him, but he hit the ball really well.”

The Nigerian defender was on a six-month loan at QPR in the second half of the 2011-12 season after finding it difficult to break into Massimiliano Allegri's team at AC Milan.

On his return to Italy that summer, Taiwo said he was mocked by his former coach and teammates who joked about him receiving a bribe from Man City.

“When I got back to Milan, my coach and teammates had a good laugh on me,” the Nigerian left-back continued.

“My coach said ‘where is the money those people gave you, you should come and give me a little bit’. I said ‘what money?’ And we laughed about it.

“He said: ‘Because with the strength and talent you have, you could have taken that ball from him so maybe the [City owners] gave you money, that is why’.

“And that is how we joked about it.” (ESPN)

•PHOTO: Taye Taiwo

Source Daily Sports

Posted April 26, 2020